Jesus' teachings Flashcards
1
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The Golden rule in Christianity
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“Do to others as you would have them do to you”
2
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Why do Christians believe they must be moral to go to heaven
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“The gate to hell is wide and the road that leads to it is easy”
3
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What happens in the parable of sheep and goats (3)
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- teaches what will happen at the end of time
- humans will be judged on the way they lived
- “he will divide them into two groups, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats”
4
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four types of Christian love
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- eros
- philia
- storge
- agape
5
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Christian beliefs about agape
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- highest type of love
- unconditional, selfless love
- love Jesus has for humans
- shown in the last supper - “if you have love for one another, then everyone will know that you are my disciples”
6
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Christian beliefs about who to love (2)
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- “love thy neighbour” - everyone
- “love your enemies and pray for this who persecute you” - even enemies
7
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what happens in the parable of the Good Samaritan (5)
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- Jewish man gets beaten up by robbers
- a priest past him
- a priests assistant past him
- a samaritan (hated by the jews) helped him
- he bandaged him and took him to an inn
8
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Christian teachings on forgiveness (4)
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- forgive others to be forgiven by God - “if you do not forgive others their sins, your father will not forgive your sins”
- must repent to be forgiven - “if your brother sins, rebuke him, if he repents, forgive him”
- forgive others ‘seventy seven’ times
- forgive everyone/anything “forgive them, Father!They don’t know what they are doing”
9
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Christian beliefs about treasures on Earth and in Heaven (4)
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- treasures in heaven are eternal
- treasures on Earth are temporary, materialistic and limited
- “do not store up riches for yourself on Earth, where moths and rust destroy” - “store up riches for yourself in heaven”
- share wealth “it is much harder for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God”
10
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Parable of the rich man and Lazarus (5)
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- rich man doesn’t help Lazarus
- they both die and Lazarus goes to heaven while the rich man goes to hell
- rich man asks for relief but is declined
- “now he is enjoying himself here, while you are in pain”
- asks if he can warn his brothers but is denied as they have the prophets
